Average "hippo on land" prices by country?

[revturbo9967]

as soon as you left, we had a hippo very far from water. He was a good bull but not a monster, but definitely a good bull to hunt on land. I guess that’s why I like hunting so much, timing is everything

 

[TOBY458]

as soon as you left, we had a hippo very far from water. He was a good bull but not a monster, but definitely a good bull to hunt on land. I guess that’s why I like hunting so much, timing is everything

You guys must smell more like a Hippo than I do! Lol!

 

[revturbo9967]

Oh we smelled like hippo.

 

[revturbo9967]

This is the one on land we could have killed a dozen times

 

[TOBY458]

This is the one on land we could have killed a dozen times

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We were mainly focusing on buffalo and tuskless the entire time, so we mainly hunted hippo as we were near the lake around lunch time. We got in close on a bunch of Hippo, but never found one out away from the lake. But then again, we were only trying to shoot one during mid day. I would imagine you could do better on land late in the evening. But, that's when we were concentrating on other animals. Good Hippo you shot!

 

[revturbo9967]

I shot my buffalo at 915am, on day one… I had a lot of time to kill after that haha

 

[TOBY458]

I shot my buffalo at 915am, on day one… I had a lot of time to kill after that haha

I shot mine around 1pm the first day, then hunted tuskless for 8 days. That will keep you busy! Hard to complain about a 1st day buffalo though.

 

[revturbo9967]

I shot mine around 1pm the first day, then hunted tuskless for 8 days. That will keep you busy! Hard to complain about a 1st day buffalo though.

Nope, can’t complain. I hunted croc for 4 days after my hippo, which was on day 2. 9 animals total in 12 days, it was a good hunt.

 

[matt85]

Love those hippo pics!

With money being somewhat tight in 2024, I may have to wait. I can't really spend more than $10,000 on the hunt and I would like to add some warthog or baboon skulls to my collection along with the hippo.

I will have to find something else to test my "new" 8-bore rifle on... the local deer may be in trouble.

-Matt

 

[DLSJR]

It’s a different price point than described above, but some of the finest dry land hippo hunting is found in the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania. Lots of hippos are found a long way from any significant water.
Here’s a bull I shot in late August:

They’re a great hunt on dry land!

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

This is just a guess, but I believe hunting prices in unfenced Africa will increase by 20%.

Zim. National Parks, hungry.
CAMPFIRE, hungry. Forestry hungry. Landowner's will increase fees.

Outfitters that have to travel long distances will suffer even higher costs.

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

I should have stated I believe unfenced operators will increase prices about 20% during 2025z

 

[revturbo9967]

Love those hippo pics!

With money being somewhat tight in 2024, I may have to wait. I can't really spend more than $10,000 on the hunt and I would like to add some warthog or baboon skulls to my collection along with the hippo.

I will have to find something else to test my "new" 8-bore rifle on... the local deer may be in trouble.

-Matt

It’s always good to wait and save a bit. With how much time and money is invested in getting over there you may be disappointed in a hippo only hunt. They pair really well with something that needs bait.

 

[matt85]

It’s always good to wait and save a bit. With how much time and money is invested in getting over there you may be disappointed in a hippo only hunt. They pair really well with something that needs bait.

Spotted hyena has long been high on the list of wanted trophies. However, the cost of such a hunt would put it out much later than 2024. With the way the economy is going such a hunt would likely be around 2026. Seems like every year I'm able to save less... I can remember a time when it was just 2 years to save money up for a buffalo hunt .

-Matt

 

[revturbo9967]

Unless you get an end of year special, most 10 day buff hunts in Zim start at around 15k all in, which isn’t bad at all. But taking a hippo it jumps it over 20 quickly. Still, increasing prices in Zim are still moving far slower than the rest of the hunting world. Moose hunts have jumped 10k in 5-6 years.

I was told daily rates where I hunted have just increased by 100 bucks a day, still super affordable.

 

[fullhunter]

How much Is normally the range tò shot the hippo in the water?

 

[DERIAN KOEKEMOER SAFARIS]

Good day mr @matt85.
We are based in the Lowveld of South Africa in the heart of Dangerous Game hunting country.
We offer some of the best Dangerous Game Hunting in South Africa.

Hippo in South Africa is more expensive, but normally you can buy a Hippo hunt with all your daily fees included. I also noticed that you might also be interested in Spotted Hyena.
Our area in the Lowveld is one of the most populated numbers for Spotted Hyena and we are fortunate to say that the last 4 years we have a 100% succes rate on our Hyena hunts.

I will send you a DM to reach out to you in regards with Hippo and Hyena.

Kind regards
@DERIAN KOEKEMOER SAFARIS

 

[Rare Breed]

If Zim expect $900-$1000 per day day rates and $4500 trophy fee